Tree farm small world sensory play!
I wasn’t sure if my students would really be all that excited about the idea but to my delight, they absolutely loved it! I put
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I wasn’t sure if my students would really be all that excited about the idea but to my delight, they absolutely loved it! I put
How to incorporate meaningful art experiences in your preschool classroom! I just finished listening to the Bam Radio Show titled, “Arts versus Crafts in ECE: Which Matters
There are so many skills that can be fostered and mastered through the cooking process. Look for recipes your students can get involved in and enjoy the wonderful benefits of cooking together.
Fall is the perfect time of year to enjoy a festival with all my students and their families! Click here to read all about our Fall Festival!
I always enjoy designing my own curriculum based on my student’s development, interests, and experiences I want to provide and I love how Scholastic’s magazines gives me a fabulous resource to share with my students and yet still allows room for us to take the concepts being presented in a way that makes sense or is interesting to us.
See why displaying and using visual behavior charts is risky business in the classroom and what the alternatives might be.
Every teacher will find inspiration through the beautiful works of Meri Cherry!
Today’s invitation to make a simple pattern was connected to our recent exploration of circles…
Our preschool age students (ages three and four) have spent their first two weeks in preschool exploring the different tools they can and will continue
One thing I didn’t think to spend any quality time on at the beginning of last school year was building back pack skills. As the
How you can be intentional using developmentally appropriate morning routines I know – calendar time is a tradition. It’s something you’ve probably always done. It’s something
We are always using our hands to hold things so I set up an invitation to explore how many things our paper hands (or real hands) can hold at the math table.
I made up a little high five game on our clip boards for the children to try. My goal was to encourage the children to explore a little counting in the process and it worked out fabulously! Read all about it on my blog!
My grand daughter is at the age where she just does not want to sit in her high chair any more. This can be a little bit of a challenge since she isn’t quite tall enough to sit on her bottom in a chair and reach the table. So when you need a little lift, a Kaboost portable chair booster might just be the perfect solution.
We spent time exploring our hands and if you are going to explore your hands, you just have to add a little high five into the mix! Hop on over and read more on my blog!
The children’s book “Press Here” by Herve’ Tullet is always a favorite in our classroom and I love it because there are just so many ways we can expand the book all throughout the classroom.
It’s summer and a rainy day here which is the perfect kind of day for me to sit at my kitchen table and tinker around with new ideas. And that is how I figured out how to make the easiest DIY liquid water color ever.
No matter how we try it or what we use, my student’s love playing the very simple game that I refer to as “the under game!”
You can’t have too many carrots unless you are the rabbit in the super sweet and funny picture book “Too Many Carrots” by Katy Hudson.
I am a huge fan of inviting young children to write all throughout the day. In order to get my students writing all through out the day, I fill my classroom with lots of opportunities to write.
Siblings are the most influential teacher in a young child’s life!
While learning about the letter “P” we decided to explore with pizza! Pizza is an all-time favorite food for many preschoolers, and activities involving pizza
We want to share some ideas with you as you get ready to go back to school! As summer winds down and you prepare to
Cardboard yarn creations are a fun way to repurpose cardboard and build fine motor skills! This week, we decided to explore with yarn and enhance
Fourth of July is almost here! We have gathered some of our favorite ways to celebrate with young children. We love these ideas from fellow
Are your kids into bugs? We have some great ways to investigate bugs in your home or classroom. Our class really seems to be fascinated
Invitations to Draw are a wonderful way to spark creativity in young children! We are so excited to share with you the newest book by